Budget 2016/17 is aimed at reviving the rural parts of India and connect them with the mainstream. The focus has mainly been on agriculture and healthcare, apart from digitisation.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley gave relief to small tax payers, nudged the affluent to shell out more while focusing on the rural economy with much higher fiscal outlays.

The Union Budget for FY 2016-17 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

The sheer scale of the programme and the coordination it requires from both the government and private players may throw it off track.

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It may not have been the 'Big Bang' Budget that most were expecting, but Mr Jaitley has succeeded in creating a pro-growth and pro-investment roadmap.

However, the fact that it is intended to consolidate skill initiatives that are spread across several ministries and standardize procedures and outcomes for the 31 Sector Skill Councils, is indeed welcome.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday presented his maiden full-year Budget for the 2015-16 financial year in the Lok Sabha. Read the full text of his speech here:

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget for the 2015-16 financial year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Here's the full text of his speech -

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